The Wild Fly Podcast

In October, I was able to sit down with one of my favorite bands ONA .  Ona is a 5 piece band from West Virginia who all grew up in the same hometown. They released their first album in 2016 and have since released their second album in 2019. They have toured with artists such as Tyler Childers, Caamp & Houndmouth. A few days before this recording they had played their first-ever Red Rocks sho...

In August, we spent 5 days exploring the backcountry of Idaho in search of Bull Trout. It was a jam-packed week and we learned a ton about Bull Trout. In this episode, we give you an exclusive in-depth look into that trip.  Watch the film here: 

Karson Decker, Shane Hines, and Paco Eby from Due South Outfitters join the podcast to talk summer fishing in the high country, the 17 year Brood X Cicada Hatch, and the Dangers of Social Media on fly fishing.  We go into depth about summer fishing tactics and how to find fish when the weather starts heating up. These guys spend every day on the water and have picked up some pretty crafty techniqu...

Chase and Aimee Bartee are Award-Winning Adventure Filmmakers and owners of Tight Loops. They have produced some of the best fly fishing films out there and have recently released, their award-winning film, BIG LAND on YouTube. If you haven't seen BIG LAND, you need to stop reading this and go watch it ASAP. They recently ditched their apartment in New England and took to the road to live ful...

Adam, Steve & Bryant join the podcast this week after our recent shoot down in Alabama. We spent 6 days chasing smallmouth around Northern Alabama &  Middle Tennessee. In doing so, we took a night to talk through why we all have gravitated towards smallmouth fishing. We share some of our top secrets for finding smallmouth streams and then how to actually target them. Gear also comes up in...

Bryant Patterson joins the podcast again for the second time. This time, we talked about our ideal camera setup for shooting fly fishing. We get so many questions about gear so we figured it would be fun to go over some of what we use for run and gun scenarios. We also talk about specific filming techniques we use and how we use those shots throughout a video. Another thing we go over is the impor...

In today’s episode, our guest is my good friend CJ Lord. CJ is an incredible fisherman and probably most well-known for his ability to consistently target big brown trout. He has spent the last few years dedicated to exploring new water and testing out different streamer techniques that best trigger predatory fish. In this conversation, we talk about those techniques but more importantly, we talk...

In this episode, I got the chance to sit down with my friend Cory Brick. Cory is an ex-marine and the owner of New Life Farms just outside of Boone, North Carolina. Cory and I  met through 2 of my best friends, who have worked for him over the years. I would always hear them talking about Cory and how he had made such a big impact on their lives. I finally had the chance to meet him—a few weeks ba...

A candid look into a brainstorming session about the Short Bus Diaries series and what is to come. Thanks to Adam, from Blue Line Co. for joining me!

Adam, from Blue Line Flies, makes a return to the podcast to talk Smallmouth fishing, Short Bus Diaries, and everything in between. I get to catch up with him on what is new with Blue Line and his main takeaways from growing an online fly fishing brand. We also dive into a Q&A and answer the questions you sent in on Instagram.  We cover everything from beer recommendations, to who is the best...

Will Phelps is a Georgia native, residing in the northern parts of Montana. He moved out west, a few years back, because of his love for fly fishing and the outdoors. While getting into fly fishing, he started bringing a camera along to document his trips. He produced short films that he shared on YouTube and eventually found an opportunity to work with the photographer, Bryan Gregson. Since then,...

Josh Brady of Brady's Handmade Nets joins us to talk fishing, entrepreneurship, and the art of net making. We get to hear about the story of Brady's Handmade Nets and how it has come to be what it is today. After a scary injury, a few years back, Josh had the option to get back into welding or pursue a career in craftsmanship. He talks us through that time and how he was able to turn a s...

Griff Washburn (aka Goth Babe) is a musician, avid outdoorsman, and overall badass. He started out his music career recording songs in his Truck camper while traveling out west. He now lives in a tiny home—that he built—and has over 1.6 Million monthly listeners on Spotify. His recording process is simple yet unique as he’s able to create such a full sound with limited resources and space. When he...

Karson Decker is a Boone, North Carolina Native and knows just about everything you need to know about Small Stream fishing. He started working at Due South Outfitters when he was 14 and took his first guided trip at 15. He's only 20 now but he's one of the best fly fishermen that I know. We are also joined by, Max Beck, the owner of Due South Outfitters (who was on EP #03). Being that w...

Chelsea Burkett is a graphic designer from Tennessee who now lives in Charleston, South Carolina. She is also the mastermind behind the recent Wild Fly branding & apparel designs. I've had the pleasure of working with her for over a year and a half now and she has really helped us formulate a style, that is unique to us. In this conversation, we got to talk about how she was introduced to...

This episode is a special one. My cousins Adam, David, & Charlie joined me on the podcast for our Christmas Edition episode. These are the guys I grew up with, started fly fishing with, & started filming Wild Fly videos with. They have been here since Day 1 of Wild Fly and have seen it mature at almost every step. It was so much fun to talk about old fishing stories and how fly fishing has...

In this episode, Max Beck joins me to talk about guiding in college, lessons he's learned from fly fishing, and taking over Due South Outfitters. 2020 has been an amazing year for Max as he graduated college, became the owner of Due South Outfitters, and even got married! He's a stand-up guy and one badass guide. I had a lot of fun hearing about his upbringing and what lead him to fishin...

In this episode, my friend Bryant Patterson joins me to talk all about filmmaking, fishing, and working with the Googan Squad. Bryant is an extremely talented filmmaker, photographer, and just overall creative. He grew up in Northern Alabama chasing smallmouth bass in the surrounding areas. He started bringing a camera along on his trips and documenting his time fishing. His passion for filmmaking...

To kick the podcast off on the right foot, I had my friends Adam & Steve from Blue Line Flies on to talk. Adam and Steve are lifelong best friends from Northern Alabama who grew up chasing smallmouth on their local rivers. With no fly shop in their area, they were left having to get their hands dirty and figure out how this whole fly fishing thing was done, on their own. Fly tying became a nec...